“I had a lot of my sense of self and purpose tied to my job, and I thought without my job, 'who was I'? So I took it hard," Clark said.

Clark said she fell into a depression and began doing everything she could to try to get out of it. That led her to start doing random acts of kindness with the thought that even if she is down, it didn’t mean others had to be.

"We all are fighting a hard fight," Clark said. "It doesn't matter how much you have or how little you have. Life can be challenging."

Clark's random acts of kindness turned have turned into Kindleigh: a non-profit focusing on more significant projects like giving backpacks to kids and paying off layaway gifts for unexpected shoppers.

Through social media, Clark's acts have gone far beyond Southwest Florida. Thousands across the country have been inspired to share in her mission.

“This world is a pretty great or terrible place depending on what side of the coin you're looking at," Clark said. "But seeing how many people are raising their hand and trying to make it better, that gives me hope.”